Sakae (栄村, Sakae-mura) is a village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

The village is located in an area of severe winters with extremely heavy snowfall.

The Chikuma River flows from west to east through the northern part of the village.

Through the northern part of the village, the JR Iiyama Line runs along the Chikuma River valley.

[2] Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Sakae has declined by more than 80 percent over the past 80 years.